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Recent Employment, Labor, EEOC & NLRB Regulatory Law News

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Mar
23
2015
NLRB Extends “Specialty Healthcare” to Acute Care Hospitals: Carves Unit into Multiple Smaller Pieces Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
18
2016
Department Of Labor Final White Collar Exemption Rule to Take Effect on December 1, 2016 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
10
2020
U.S. DOL: Employees Who Refuse to Work Under Unsafe Conditions May Be Eligible for CARES Act Unemployment Benefits Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
24
2022
FOIA Request May Disgorge Thousands of Federal Contractor EEO-1 Reports – Deadline to Object Is September 19, 2022 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
14
2020
Presidential Memorandum on Temporary Deferral of Employee Payroll Tax Obligations Raises More Questions Than Answers Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
9
2017
Trump Administration’s DOL Rejects Obama-Era Guidance on Independent Contractor Status and Joint Employment Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
3
2016
Digital Investment Advice for Retirement Savings: Does the Robot Know Best? Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
16
2017
Employee Laid Off Six Weeks After Taking Medical Leave Fails to Show Reassignment to “Sham Position”; FMLA Claims Dismissed Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
19
2017
Secrets to Protecting Trade Secrets Abroad Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
26
2020
Rule 1: Don’t Rush In Without a Plan – Return to Work in the Time of COVID-19 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
7
2016
Key Implications of Fourth Circuit’s Denial of En Banc Review of Pro-Transgender Ruling Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
20
2019
California Trucking Association Mounts Challenge to “ABC” Test Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
14
2022
Employment Law This Week: The Union-Friendly Biden NLRB, California’s FAST Act, and Pay Transparency in California [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
24
2018
Recent Decision Questions Use of No-Poach Clauses in Franchise Agreements Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
23
2016
Workforce Management Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
31
2024
New Independent Contractor Rule Facing Multiple Legal Challenges Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
16
2020
Australia’s High Court Rules on How to Count Personal Leave Entitlement Under the Fair Work Act Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
23
2019
NLRB Reverses Position on Confidentiality Concerning Workplace Investigations – Holds That Confidentiality Requirements Are Presumptively Lawful Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
20
2017
DFEH Publishes Materials to Assist Employers With Handling Harassment Allegations Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
30
2019
Not So Fast – Federal Court Issues TRO to Enjoin Enforcement of New California Arbitration Statute Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
21
2016
NLRB Finds “Discharge” is an “Actual Discharge” and Violates the National Labor Relations Act Even if it is Immediately Reversed and Employee Suffers No Harm Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
26
2022
2022 Pay Equity Trends and Strategies [PODCAST] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
8
2020
Employment Law This Week®: Recalibrating Federal Agencies, Marijuana Legalization, the Changing Nature of Work [Video] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
30
2020
#WorkforceWednesday: Employees’ Off-Duty Conduct, Violence at Work Rises, the Election and the Gig Economy [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
3
2017
Senate Confirms Trump NLRB Nominee Marvin Kaplan; Delays Nomination of William Emanuel Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
2
2022
The ASA Effective Date is Fast Approaching: Employers Should Get Their Insurance House in Order Now Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
3
2022
Fall Back: Westchester’s Pay Transparency Law Takes Effect on November 6, 2022 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Aug
3
2016
8th Circuit Rules Parties to Corporate Transactions Cannot Contract Around WARN Act Sale of Business Exception Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
 

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